Wow!! I've Been SO FUCKING ANGRY AND TENSE FOR SIX YEARS!!!!!!!

[Beetwasher]

It's amazing how you don't even realize it until it goes away, or at least mitigates.

Man, this morning it's like a fist-clenched-knot that his been in my gut for six years has just loosened. I had forgotten how I should normally feel. I feel better than I've felt for a long time.

Things are getting better, now let's really get to work.

[station agent]

1. I noticed that too.

I feel kinda silly, but it was justified.

[Auggie]

2. Same here

[oldtime dfl_er]

3. Me too

a black cloud is lifting...

[Richard D]

4. Yup

It's been hell for 6 years.
Now we have a great chance for changing that.

[StraightDope]

5. Uh-huh.

MEGA DITTOES11!!1!

:rofl:

[Cha]

6. Yeah, life changes

on a fucking dime.

[Faux pas]

7. Aaah, nothing like the sweet, sweet taste, smell and feel of....

VICTORY! I actually feel like a person again. HALLELUJAH!

[deadparrot]

8. I've been smiling subconsciously all day.

I noticed when I was walking to class this morning.

Then, when I went to one of the academic buildings to pick up a copy of the NYT for posterity, I came face-to-face with this nasty bitch from College Republicans. Our eyes met for a split second, and I know my smile got a bit wider. Then I ducked my head and kept walking.

It feels good. :)

[seemslikeadream]

9. I can not wait to change my up side down flag avatar

It was changed the night the election was stolen from Kerry

[Big Kahuna]

10. I was fully expecting the thugs to rig the election AGAIN

and was seriously ready to quit my job and join the Earth Liberation Front or be a full-time protester or something.

Now I have to rethink my life... our country might actually have a future now.

[robinlynne]

42. I read an analysis today that estimates that they stole over 4 million votes

this election. I think it was brad. The landslide was probbaly bigger than we know.

[DoYouEverWonder]

57. Now that we have control of Congress

we need to make sure they get rid of these awful machines and go back to pen and paper ballots.

Optical scanners should only be used if they have open source programming. NO MORE DIEBOLD crap.

[emdee]

11. So, it wasn't just me?

I noticed this first thing this morning. A kind of peace and contentment that I haven't had for a long time.

emdee

[Mme. Defarge]

53. Last night

I slept like a baby.

It took me two years to figure out that the reason I stopped exercising and doing many things I used to enjoy was because I was depressed and opressed over the "00 election catastrophe.

[LaraMN]

12. Yep, I walked out of my house into the warmest day we've had in weeks,

and I felt like I was in a different world than I've been living in. I didn't realize just how deep the tension ran. It's a beautiful thing.

[Beetwasher]

19. Yup, It's Amazing How You Just Live With It

I just didn't realize how tense it's been making me until it was alleviated.

Six fucking years is a long time to be that tense. Man, I am feeling so much better today!

[Imagevision]

13. Definitly time to take a much needed vacation... yes indeed!!

now that Bush will be on a leash!

[bdamomma]

81. yes restore those checks and balances!!!! and stop spying on us!

[Mr_Spock]

14. I've got a massive headache and am very tired

But inside I am so joyous - this is a gift that will just keep on giving - I am SO fucking happy today!!

[BurtWorm]

15. You know something? I really do love the smell of napalm in the morning!

[otohara]

16. I Hear Ya, Me Too

lame duck fuck in the white house is lamer today!

[jollyreaper2112]

17. I'm thinking back...

I wasn't as depressed in 2000 as I was in 2004 since I now KNEW what a Bush victory meant. 2004 was like a nightmare. The feeling was like the pain of a breakup combined with the knowledge that it isn't just sucking for you, it's sucking for the country. It was some harsh doldrums, that time. And I remember my fury at Bush calling a squeaker a mandate. "Wow, I won by a larger number of votes than any election in history!!" Yeah, only because we have more people in this country than ever before. Asshole.

But now....TREES ARE HAPPY! BIRDS SINGING!! It is a complete inversion of how I felt before. I feel like doing a snoopy dance in front of our company's lobbyist, a GOP operative who used to work up in DC with the party bigwigs. I won't because I'm white and have no coordination but man, I feel like doing it. HA!

Happy happy joy joy happy happy joy joy.

[Beetwasher]

18. Yeah, This Is A REAL Mandate, Not Some Phony .5% Edge-Gotten-By-Fraud "Mandate"

n/t

[tenndem1]

40. About That 2004 Mandate

2004 was terrible wasn't it?

Some acquaintances of the GOP persuasion brought that up to me; as nicely as I could, I said, "Let's put that in numbers that are easy to understand. Say you have one hundred people voting on something - 51% are for it and 49% are against it - that means only TWO more people are on the winning side - does that seem like a mandate to you?"

Only response from them - stunned silence - sometimes it helps to give them little numbers.

[Stardust]

58. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Greybnk48]

20. My sense of humor is coming back by the hour

I have been a different person, angry, grouchy, etc. I'm starting to feel like my old self in just a few hours.

[Beetwasher]

21. .

.

[lonestarnot]

22. I don't think I'm swearing as much!

:rofl: fuck it must be progress! :rofl:

[Beetwasher]

23. Now It's Only Every Other Fucking Word!!

Progress indeed! :rofl:

[lonestarnot]

26. Every other two words!

:rofl:

[Quixote1818]

24. It was really very scary wasn't it?

I had deep worries about this country and mankind. I am regaining my faith in our world again and see real hope. Thats enough to un-tighten quite a few muscles in my back!

[Arugula Latte]

25. Me too.

Six years of fury ain't easy to take.

[AlCzervik]

27. i feel like i can breathe again.

[mcg]

28. Yup, I feel like a new man, happier than I've been in years. nt

[Gregorian]

29. It's like December 2000 finally ended.

Isn't it nice!

I just got off the phone with several people I know. We all feel the same about it. As though a weight has been lifted off.

That was rough. A long long wait.

And all along, I have said that Bush was the cause of great waste. Just the time involved in this forum, to get him out, was huge. But the energy wasted, and the health declines that people have experienced. And I'll even go as far as to say the increase in crime.

Phew. Glad it's over.

Oh yeah, like I just said to someone- even if we were doing nothing, we'd be doing better than what Bush was doing.

My old father is still pretty pissed off about how few people turned out to vote. And how close it was. And that turnout was pretty high. Pathetic.

We're all lighter today.

[Beetwasher]

31. Yes!

That's a good way to put it!

"It's like December 2000 finally ended."

A bit of closure, maybe?

[cally]

30. I've regained my faith in American voters

Maybe we can get a consensus to deal with global warming and other issues. It just hasn't sunk in enough for me to be fully happy yet. I feel like it's too good to be true.

[a kennedy]

65. Yeah, me too about restoring faith in the American voters.....

and it sure was a long 6 years..... :patriot:

[femrap]

32. Last night, I noticed that I didn't feel that

heaviness on my shoulders. As if a heavy burden had been lifted. And now that we have the Senate too....hell I may just levitate! lol

[Downtown Hound]

33. I don't feel anywhere near as angry

It's amazing. I didn't realize how angry I was until last night. So much pent up rage, so much disgust. But it's all gone now. Well, maybe not all of it, but I feel like it has been heard.

[ThatsMyBarack]

34. Yeah, me too!

Especially after having so many Repuke signs and ads shoved in my face these past few weeks! :bounce:

[we can do it]

35. I Feel Like the Weight of a 1000 Elephants Has Ben Lifted Off My Shoulders

[file83]

74. You mean Rush Limbaugh?

:rofl:

[we can do it]

75. HAHA - Its Been Great Just Laughing Since Tuesday

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Ilsa]

36. My husband and I went out for lunch to celebrate.

Most of our dining out occurs while the kids are in school, and we hadn't been out in awhile because we weren't in the mood to celebrate anything until today!

[texanwitch]

37. I put out my American flag today.

I hadn't had one out for a long time.

With this election this is my America now, something I can be proud of again.:patriot:

[jhain]

38. Thanks for saying this

my jaw has been locked up for weeks- it is much better today.

YES!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

39. Hell yes.

I woke up this morning feeling subdued....And at once remembered that those days are fading away!

:party:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

41. I didn't realize how bad I'd been feeling for the last 6 years

until I woke up this morning and it all sunk in.

Me before:


Me after:

[oasis]

43. Rest easy civilized world, America has been rescued.(eom)

:patriot:

[philly_bob]

45. Remember us the way we were, the way we will be.

Not the way we were when the Republicans stole the Presidency.

[The Backlash Cometh]

44. I've been angry for so long, I don't know how else to be .

[zanne]

62. Don't worry, Backlash..

There'll still be plenty to be pissed about. And when we have balance in government, that's how it should be.

[blue cat]

46. I hear ya

I have had pain of my bones and joints when I wake up for the last few years. I woke up and needed no ibuprofen for the first time in years. I was all bouncy and shit today.

[opihimoimoi]

47. One more R for the ole timer Beetwasher...

It was a very LONG GD YEARS dats fer sho

[Beetwasher]

49. OPI!!!

Brother!!! Aloha!!!

Long time no see!!!

Come, we celebrate my friend!! :toast:

[opihimoimoi]

55. 6 freakin years of bushit and ineptness...it took 6 years for others to see

what we could see....

I suppose: Never too late....

:toast: :beer:

[youthere]

48. You too?

I actually relaxed today...no stiff shoulders, no grinding teeth, no knot in the stomach. I felt great for the first time in goddess knows how long.

[lapfog_1]

50. Longer for me.

I was always irritated (but didn't hate) for the entire Reagan presidency. There were a few people from that era that I hated... Ollie North, James Watt, others. But I started hating all republicans (and swearing to do anything in my power to see them thrown down) on a specific date. November 14, 1995. The day the repuke congress forced a government shutdown on Bill Clinton. And I've hated every repuke, from monkey boy down to the local dog catcher, ever since.

And this victory is just the start. I will continue to hate them all until they have NO power and no ability to influence the United States with their lies and their fear mongering.

As the Dixie Chicks say "I'm not ready to play nice"

[KatyaR]

51. Today I felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my chest,

and I felt lighter than air. It was amazing to have hope again.

Hugs to all my fellow DUers--I love you all. :grouphug:

This tired, happy, slightly buzzed Democrat is going to bed--goodnight everybody! Thanks for making the last 36 hours so terrific.

[Az_lefty]

52. America seemed like America today...that was nice for a change.

I'll have to change my avatar soon, I don't feel like we're under duress any longer.

[Beetwasher]

69. Yup!!!

Not in distress anymore!! Lot's of work to do, but the brakes have been pulled on this runaway train!

[Duppers]

54. I'm still so angry that it has taken this fucking long!

This should have happened 4 yrs. ago....at least. I'm so bitter!!!
I can't be happy until I see two impeachment proceedings and more perp walks.

Sigh. :eyes:

[Ferretherder]

56. Same here, my friend.

Great feeling, isn't it?

[Beetwasher]

68. Indeed!!

:thumbsup:

[KayLaw]

59. Thank you, Beetwasher.

I was just thinking last night that I didn't realize how depressed and angry I've been all these years. It's as though some knot inside me just loosened. I can go back to being proud of my country and loving my fellow Americans.

:patriot:

[Beetwasher]

67. Thank YOU!

Yup, be proud!!! We pulled off what was practically a miracle!

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

60. I woke up today laughing.

I keep laughing, watching Imus in his dour mood, Miles and Sosobad with the sucking on lemons look, and I'm laughing out loud.
Took two days for the news to sink in for me. Damn, I feel great.

[Stardust]

61. Walking on sunshine! My day-to-day probs are still here, but that

overwhelming weight has definitely lifted. I look around and wonder why those around me aren't grinning from ear to ear, too.

[progressoid]

63. 'uncomfortably numb' would be my condition.

With bouts of anger and depression.

[HeeBGBz]

64. Me too. It's a pleasant feeling.

That thing called hope.

[Vinca]

66. I know exactly what you mean.

Election night was the peak of feeling lousy for me. It was so bad I had to go to bed before all the results were in. Yesterday I began to improve and today I'm almost back to feeling normal.

[Marnieworld]

70. I lost the tension in my neck and shoulders myself

It is amazing how much tension was there and I didn't realize it until it was gone. Mentally I feel like there is more energy too to devote to put-off projects etc. It's really is a physical release and I didn't expect it. Emotionally I think it's all just hitting me. I think I still need a good cry to get it all out. ;)

[GumboYaYa]

72. I have been suffering from chronic back pain for months.

Yesterday was the first morning I have woken up and had the full range of movement in my back in a long time. Today, I felt great again. It had not struck me that the stress of Republican control could be the cause of my back problems, until I saw this thread. How funny.

[The Stranger]

71. Here, here.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh . . . . better now.

Now let's make it ALL BLUE IN 2008!

[evolved Anarchopunk]

73. Yesterday people were so nice all day, everywhere.

It was easier to start up a conversation it was easier for it to be a good one. I met more people yesterday than in the past month it felt like. It just feels so great to not have it festering in the back of my head that both houses of Congress are Republican... you're right, it's like waking up. It's like waking up after being sick and realizing you had the 24-hour flu.

[kitkat65]

76. Me too. I'm fucking exhausted.

On my way home from work Monday, I got this feeling. Not quite realizing what it was, had to think about it for a minute. The feeling?

Hope.

[bdamomma]

77. we have alot of work to do, and we still are in Iraq, and rummy

just walked away from all of it, is that his cut and run, this bastard needs to pay, and wearing a blue tie just doesn't cut it huh?

[HughLefty1]

78. Yes...

I was just thinking this morning that I haven't been so happy in 6 years!!

[Cleetus]

79. Me too, my friend

[SammyWinstonJack]

80. We can finally breathe!

[orleans]

82. i'm standing up straighter--head up, shoulders back. i noticed that

on thursday.

happier in general.

feeling hope for the first time in so long.

it didn't quite hit me on wednesday--still had the crushing memory of 2000 & 2004 (especially 2004 when hope ran so high and was pulled out from under us).

it took me until thursday to convince myself they can't take this away from us. it's done. it's okay. things will be okay now.

it was after that realization that i noticed my posture improved--more energy--feeling more uplifted

NOW IS OUR CHANCE TO KILL OFF THESE FUCKING MACHINES FOR GOOD!